Uncanny Page #4

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than Henry Ford.

AI computers have always been

made to compete with humans,

be it chess, ping pong,

calculations, etcetera.

I want to make a machine

that lives independently

alongside humans

without feeling the need

to compete.

What did you think of Adam?

He's amazing.

It's amazing what you've done.

I can actually see him thinking.

And his answers

are so thought out,

not pre-programmed,

and with quick delivery.

His movements

are naturalistic and precise.

Castle's right. It...

It's as if there's intelligence

behind it.

Shouldn't you check on that?

Not at all.

Adam has repeatedly

showed himself

to be extremely reliable.

What's that smell?

Oh, my God!

Watch it!

Don't just stand there,

grab some towels.

What is that?

Kind of like

a cybernetic stomach.

All though not really,

it's not an analog or anything.

So it serves as a power source?

It's not like Mr. Fusion.

A Back to the Future fan.

Not only does

that tech not exist,

it never will,

it doesn't need to.

So he doesn't need to

consume an energy source?

Nope.

So, why a stomach?

Robotics of the Van Gogh level

isn't about hyper function.

So much as the accurate

imitation of normal function.

A perfect AI

should be completely

indistinguishable from a human.

So it needs to be able

to at least mimic certain things

that would be vital

to human behavior.

- Like...

- Eating.

Exactly.

The problem then becomes

how to digest components of food

in a fashion that zero sums.

If we can do that,

no leftovers.

No goop.

Looks like you're a ways

off of that.

Well, kind of.

We're road testing substances.

Proteins easily degrade.

That unit there processes food

through chambered baths

of synthetic hymotrips

in an elastice.

And there's another chamber

with newly discovered

proloanaprotiese

that just demolishes gluten.

- But is it really necessary?

- For functionality? No.

But what is the point

if not to create

the most finely constructed

illusion possible?

Oh, Jesus! Adam, hi!

- You scared me.

- I am sorry.

No. No. No, no, no, it's okay.

I just,

I got carried away writing.

You guys make

for a pretty fascinating story.

- Do you miss it?

- Miss what?

Practical application.

You obviously have an aptitude

for the material,

and obviously

it makes you happy.

Are you content simply to write

about the accomplishments

of other people?

I've done my share of creating.

I took three open world cards

to E3.

And oversaw projects

with budgets comparable

to Hollywood blockbusters.

I've got nothing

to prove to myself

about my ability to succeed.

Aquaria 3 was awarded

Game of the Year.

The royalty structure

for such games

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